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J. J. DOOLEY AND T. NILAN.

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APPLICATION FiLED SEPT. 8, 1921.

1,404,100, Patented Jan. 17, 1922.

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WITNESSES INVENTORY UNITED TATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN J'.'DOLEY AND THOMAS N ILAN; OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN J. DOOLEY and THOMAS NILAN, both citizens of the United States. and residents, respectively, of the city of New York, Rockaway Park, iorough of Queens, in the county of Queens and State of New York, and ot' the city of New York, borough of the Bronx, in the county of Bronx and State oi'- New York, have in vented a new and Improved Sign, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The. object of the invention is to provide a new and improved sign consist/ingot a letter. a numeral or other character or a combination of the same, thereby forming a word or a legend, and more especially designed for use on the ground or other foundation or support at cemeteries, railroad stations and other places to designate or identity the place or part thereof in a very simple and ornamental manner.

Another object is to provide a practically indestructible sign and one which is em bellished with a filling of cement, mosaic, tile, dry stone, chips of various colors, broken glass, pebbles, or soil in which grass, flowers and other plants may grow.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described and then specifically pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification. in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved sign. and showing sundry of the letters with a filling and sundry without the same:

Figure 2 is an inverted plan view of the same; and

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional side elevation of one of the letters.

The improved sign is more especially designed to rest on the ground or other suitable support and is formed of a plurality of letters, numerals or other sign characters 10 arranged in spaced relation to form a word or other legend, but the sign characters may be used singly, if desired. Each sign character 10 has a box-like body 11 open at Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 17, 1922.

Application filed September 8, 1921. Serial No. 499,286.

the top and preferably made of cast iron or other suitable material. The side Walls 12 of the body 11 define a desired letter of the alphabet, a numeral or other character, as will be readily understood by reference to the drawings. The body 11 is provided with a flat bottom 13 adapted to rest on the ground and from the said bottom 13 rise integral, vertical, reinforcing partitions or ribs 14 approximately parallel. with the side walls 12 and terminating at their upper ends a short distance below the said side walls 12, as plainly indicated in Figure 3.

The box-like body 11 is provided with a filling 15 formed of cement, mosaic, tile, dry stone, chips of various colors. broken glass, pebbles, or a soil in which grass,

flowers or other plants may be grmvn. The i filling 15 is preferably extended slightly above the top edges of the side walls 12, andthe filling covers the partitions 1-1 so that the latter are not visible, but the upper edge of the side walls 12 clearly define the outline of the character 10. It will be noticed that the filling 15 gives a very substantial and ornamental appearance to the sign character particularly as the filling is in contrast with the side walls 12 of the body 11.

In order to hold a plurality of sign characters in position on the ground or other support and also to hold the same in proper spaced relation the following arrangement is made: In the bottom 13 of each sign character 10 is screwed or otherwise secured one or more clips 16 and the clips of the several sign characters are alined and engaged by a connecting rod 17 thus holding the sign characters in position one relative to the other. In practice, each of the sign characters 10 is provided with clips 16 near the upper and the lower end and two rods 17 are preferably used, as plainly shown in Figures 1 and 2. In practice the rods 17 are embedded in the ground and hence are not visible and are not liable to detract from the appearance of the sign characters.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a Sign, a letter, numeral or similar character comprising a box-like body open at the top, partitions erected in the body presented ribs integral with the bottom of and approximately parallel to the walls the body and terminating below the top of thereof, the partitions terminatinghelew the body, and a: filling in said body cover- 10 the top of the body; and a filling in. the said iiig the ribs. 5 body and-eovering the said partitions. 1 V r J V 2. In a sign-a sign character comprising Y Q JGHN J D() LEY.

a box-like body open at the top, upwardly I 'THOMAS NlLAN. 

